IMPORTANT - Certain Gigabyte X79 Series Motherboards may malfunction
due to excess heat when performing Extreme Overclocking beyond the
board’s limit. To address this issue and to ensure our product is being used as
intended, Gigabyte has released critical BIOS updates for the following X79
series motherboards. The GIGABYTE X79 Series Motherboards in question are ONLY
limited to the following models: G1.Assassin 2 , GA-X79-UD7, GA-X79-UD5
and GA-X79-UD3. The X79 series motherboards not named above are outside
the scope of this statement and not applicable.

GIGABYTE is committed to the
following:1. GIGABYTE will make its best efforts
to ensure that all partners, distributors and retailers have the latest firmware
(BIOS) installed on existing X79 Series Motherboard
models.2. GIGABYTE’s commitment to service
excellence will not be compromised. The GIGABYTE X79 Series Motherboards offer
an unprecedented 5 year warranty, the longest offered in the industry. We
encourage users to register for this FREE 5 year warranty here: http://e-service.gigabyte.com/Productregistration/webevent/ExtendWarranty_US.aspx3.
If any existing user is still unsatisfied after the recommended firmware (BIOS)
update of their X79 Series Motherboard, GIGABYTE will offer an unconditional
replacement of their X79 Series Motherboard (same model). No Questions
Asked. The latest X79 Series Motherboard BIOS update may be found
below. Alternatively, existing users may also perform the BIOS update by using
the GIGABYTE @BIOS utility which may be downloaded from the GIGABYTE website: http://www.gigabyte.us/MicroSite/121/tech_a_bios.htm